Ocimum papilio (Butterfly Orchid)
By Poaannua
14 Oct, 2008
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A Friend gave me this Orchid, this is its first flowering. I had been reading 'Darwin's Flowers'. A close relative of this (Catasetum tridentata) is on the cover as it is one of the plants he studied to exlain his theory.
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Isn't it so unique and beautifully colored?
15 Oct, 2008
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